Egypt vs Nigeria: Military expenditure (current USD)
Egypt
2.50 billion current USD
in 2025
Nigeria
2.10 billion current USD
in 2025
Egypt rank
64th
Nigeria rank
67th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.50 billion current USD against 2.10 billion current USD in Nigeria, a difference of 400.07 million current USD.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 509.61 million current USD | 194.20 million current USD | 315.41 million current USD | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.70 billion current USD | 1.95 billion current USD | 244.27 million current USD | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.39 billion current USD | 1.19 billion current USD | 2.20 billion current USD | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.94 billion current USD | 510.45 million current USD | 1.43 billion current USD | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.98 billion current USD | 860.53 million current USD | 2.12 billion current USD | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.25 billion current USD | 2.12 billion current USD | 2.13 billion current USD | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.73 billion current USD | 2.76 billion current USD | 972.51 million current USD | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 2.50 billion current USD against 2.10 billion current USD in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 400.07 million current USD, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for military expenditure?
- Egypt ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)